---
name: "nwsfind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncpfs"
version: "2.2.6-9"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nwsfind"
---

# nwsfind(1)

Find a NetWare Server

## NAME

nwsfind - Find a NetWare Server

## SYNOPSIS

**nwsfind** \[ **-t** *type* \] \[ *name* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**nwsfind** searches for a NetWare server and finds a route to this server. nwsfind was written to be setuid root. It is called from within the ncp library, so that it is possible that normal users use the utilities.

## OPTIONS

**name**

If you look for a specific server, you should give nwsfind this argument. If you omit it, nwsfind looks for the server nearest to you.

- **-t** *type*

  By default nwsfind looks for file servers. In case you want to look up another server type, you have to specify its numerical type as **type.**

## CREDITS

nwsfind was written by Volker Lendecke (lendecke@math.uni-goettingen.de)